'It's not necessarily the case that he'll be leaving before the transfer deadline."

'Ben and his agent have made it clear that he wants to go to QPR so I don't know where that leaves us.'

Watson broke into the Crystal Palace side aged 17 making his debut in a 1-0 home defeat to Watford, whilst his first goal came the following season at the New Den in a South London derby against Millwall.

Since then Watson has made 151 league appearances, scoring 13 goals for the Eagles. He was voted Crystal Palace`s young player of the year in 2007.

He also has Under-21 international honours, making two appearances for England Under 21`s.